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Is this an open source clone of the Worms games by Team17? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28s

Is this an open source clone of the Worms games by Team17? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1

pubby 3y ago
No, Liero is real-time as opposed to turn-based.
- DenisM 3y ago
  Are there turn-based clones?
  - doublerabbit 3y ago
    Teeworlds is a fun clone. https://www.teeworlds.com https://www.teeworlds.com
  - nerdponx 3y ago
    Plenty. I always liked Pocket Tanks. And there was an online game called Gunbound, but it was a little bit pay-to-win.
gliptic 3y ago
No, Liero is a real-time game somewhat inspired by Worms perhaps, but mostly by Molez. This has several versions, some of which are (reversed engineered) open source versions of the original game.
- solardev 3y ago
  Interesting! It looks like Worms 1 came out in 95, then MoleZ a few years later, then Liero. It definitely seems like the same genre of game... the ninja rope definitely brings back some nostalgia :) The real-time is a cool twist though.
  - trenchgun 3y ago
    It is the same theme, but a different genre.
    - solardev 3y ago
      Fair enough
johndough 3y ago
No, but there is Hedgewars, which is an excellent open source clone of Worms: https://www.hedgewars.org/ https://www.hedgewars.org/ https://github.com/hedgewars/hw https://github.com/hedgewars/hw On Ubuntu, you can install it with sudo apt install hedgewars
Sharlin 3y ago
Worms itself is just a Scorched Earth clone.
- rzzzt 3y ago
  Scorched Earth is a supercharged version of Artillery Duel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_Duel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_Duel
- solardev 3y ago
  I mean, yes, but Liero means "worm" in Finnish, according to the wiki. Just trying to understand how these games evolved from each other (or not) for the sake of video game history :) I loved Worms when I was a kid, and wish I had discovered Liero back then!
  - Sharlin 3y ago
    Yeah, I know (am Finn, and played Liero a lot when it was first released). And sure, it’s not exactly wrong to describe Liero as "Worms but in realtime". However, Liero was inspired primarily by another Finnish SW game Molez, the titles sharing two defining gameplay elements: realtime and digging. Like moles, worms live underground and dig tunnels, so they were a natural animal choice for a Molez clone. The ninja rope in Liero, of course, is straight from Worms though.

Is this an open source clone of the Worms games by Team17? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1

pubby 3y ago

No, Liero is real-time as opposed to turn-based.

DenisM 3y ago
Are there turn-based clones?
- doublerabbit 3y ago
  Teeworlds is a fun clone. https://www.teeworlds.com https://www.teeworlds.com
- nerdponx 3y ago
  Plenty. I always liked Pocket Tanks. And there was an online game called Gunbound, but it was a little bit pay-to-win.

gliptic 3y ago

No, Liero is a real-time game somewhat inspired by Worms perhaps, but mostly by Molez. This has several versions, some of which are (reversed engineered) open source versions of the original game.

solardev 3y ago
Interesting! It looks like Worms 1 came out in 95, then MoleZ a few years later, then Liero. It definitely seems like the same genre of game... the ninja rope definitely brings back some nostalgia :) The real-time is a cool twist though.
- trenchgun 3y ago
  It is the same theme, but a different genre.
  - solardev 3y ago
    Fair enough

johndough 3y ago

No, but there is Hedgewars, which is an excellent open source clone of Worms: https://www.hedgewars.org/ https://www.hedgewars.org/ https://github.com/hedgewars/hw https://github.com/hedgewars/hw On Ubuntu, you can install it with sudo apt install hedgewars

Sharlin 3y ago

Worms itself is just a Scorched Earth clone.

rzzzt 3y ago
Scorched Earth is a supercharged version of Artillery Duel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_Duel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_Duel
solardev 3y ago
I mean, yes, but Liero means "worm" in Finnish, according to the wiki. Just trying to understand how these games evolved from each other (or not) for the sake of video game history :) I loved Worms when I was a kid, and wish I had discovered Liero back then!
- Sharlin 3y ago
  Yeah, I know (am Finn, and played Liero a lot when it was first released). And sure, it’s not exactly wrong to describe Liero as "Worms but in realtime". However, Liero was inspired primarily by another Finnish SW game Molez, the titles sharing two defining gameplay elements: realtime and digging. Like moles, worms live underground and dig tunnels, so they were a natural animal choice for a Molez clone. The ninja rope in Liero, of course, is straight from Worms though.